Engineering

Award-winning research could help pipeline industry

Oil and gas companies often go to very expensive measures to replace pipelines that are in danger of cracking and bursting, but a PhD student in engineering is part of an award-winning team finding ways to better determine how long a cracked pipeline will last in the field.

“This will help the oil industry to make informed decisions on whether or when a cracked segment of pipeline needs to be replaced,” says Hossein Ghaednia, a student in professor Sreekanta Das’s Center for Engineering Research in Pipelines.

Event a chance to network with local engineers

The Centre for Enterprise and Law will host an information and networking event to educate students, faculty and staff on how to start their own businesses.

The free pizza and pop reception runs 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6, in Vanier Hall’s Winclare A.
The event, entitled Evening with an Engineer, will bring two local engineers to discuss their newest patented technology and the successful starts of their own businesses.

All who wish to attend should RSVP to Nicole Sleiman at nsleiman@uwindsor.ca.

Day of activities to explore opportunities engineering offers young women

The engineering profession offers a wide range of career opportunities to young women, from designing pollution control equipment, to supervising construction of a building, to managing hospital schedules. The possibilities of these well-paid jobs are nearly endless.

On Saturday, October 13, the University of Windsor wants to introduce local students to some of them.

Go Engineering Girl, now in its eighth year, will provide girls in grades 7 through 10—and their parents—a chance to learn more about engineering as “a caring profession.”

Impact of new engineering building a focus for fall VIEW

UWindsor is the midst of the most exciting transformation in its history. The momentum that began with the Medical Education Building has continued as the $112-million Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation (CEI) opened its doors on September 17.

The Fall 2012 edition of VIEW, the University of Windsor alumni magazine, features a 12-page special section that focuses on the student, faculty, research and community connections that the CEI will foster.

Car takes a hammering to benefit engineering student project

A group of fourth-year engineering students had a smashing time raising funds for their capstone project.

The 2013 SAE Baja team held a Car Smash outside Essex Hall on Thursday, charging passersby to swing with a sledgehammer at an old automobile.

“It is a fun way of raising money,” says Yan Gao, member of this year’s Baja team. “We take all safety precautions and make sure they have fun at the same time.”

Car smash to fund engineering student competition

A group of engineering students hope to turn a smashed car into a race-winning dune buggy.

Members of the UWindsor SAE-Baja team will host a Car Smash on Thursday, September 27, to raise funds for the construction of their entry in an engineering design competition, which will pit their vehicle against others from around the world in a test of acceleration, manoeuvrability, and endurance.

UWindsor to offer science and technology camp for Aboriginal youth

A new program to encourage Aboriginal students to pursue science-related careers will offer local grade schoolers field trips, experiments and lectures from faculty members, current science students and Aboriginal instructors.

The 4Winds Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) and Beginning Time Teachings Aboriginal Youth Science Camp, for students in grades six, seven and eight, will run Saturdays on campus.